Mary Meeker's analysis 2011

An updated analysis for this year from Mary Meeker, again, and still very thorough.
KPCB Internet Trends (2011)

Tips from VC

http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/16/ten-tips-on-how-to-work-with-your-board-of-directors/

There are some good recommendations to make use of.

The State of the Web - Mary Meeker

Came across this quite late, but still a very nice reference that worths being kept.

Which of today’s technology giants might still be standing tall a century after their founding?

A look at IBM, how they can keep up after a hundred years being in existence.
Nice post, nice view about the strategy and further, about the philosophy of companies like IBM, Apple, Amazon compared with Microsoft, Cisco,...
Short but nice read for a Strategy course.

Why Groupon is poised to collapse

Click on the link to read the review/ critic about Groupon.
Looks like they are carrying out a new way of financing, another type of mortgage lenders.

Another thought, if Groupon wants to stay there in the market for years to come, they might need good people in cash management, cash flow prediction, existing but a bit new type of job is there to do.